How can I simplify this Taylor expansion?

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ninevolt

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Feb 5, 2011

I want to show this taylor expansion:

[tex]\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+{x}^{2}}} \rightarrow x^2[/tex]

what I keep getting is something to the x^3 could some one please help me with this simple expansion?

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elabed haidar

Feb 6, 2011

(1+x^2)^-0.5
= 1-0.25(X^2) there is no x^3 okay

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